Learn about the Attorney General’s Energy and Environment Bureau

The Energy and Environment Bureau is committed to using all tools at its disposal to address the existential threat of climate change and to fight for environmental justice to ensure that all Massachusetts residents can live in healthy and safe communities. The Bureau is comprised of three divisions—the Energy and Ratepayer Advocacy Division, the Environmental Protection Division, and the Environmental Crimes Strike Force—along with EEB attorneys focused on climate change and appellate litigation.

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Divisions within the Energy and Environment Bureau include:

The Energy and Ratepayer Advocacy Division 

ERA advocates for Massachusetts energy consumers, as the statutory ratepayer advocate, and in support of a cost-effective and equitable clean energy transition, with a focus on energy affordability and expanding access to—and meaningful engagement in—energy proceedings for underserved communities.  Energy consumers face increasing challenges, as they are asked to pay for unprecedented rate increases during a time of high inflation.  High utility rates disproportionately impact people of color in Massachusetts, who spend a higher percentage of their income on their electricity and gas bills and who are less likely to be served by a municipal utility.  To fight these systemic inequities while also supporting the growth of Massachusetts’s clean energy economy, ERA advocates for smart, cost-effective investments in clean energy infrastructure and programs, and ERA will continue to hold for-profit entities accountable if they fail to deliver on their promises to consumers.

• Quick links/Resources:
  • Competitive supply reports
  • Electric supply FAQs
  • Stakeholder working group report 
  • Tips for customers struggling to pay their bills
  • Solar FAQs
  • Modernizing Power Markets for a Clean Energy Future
  • File a consumer complaint

The Environmental Protection Division

EPD is committed to equitable and effective enforcement of Massachusetts environmental laws that protect our air and water, preserve our wetlands, tidelands, and public open space, require the clean-up of contaminated sites, and govern the use of pesticides and the handling and disposal of solid and hazardous waste.  EPD advocates for strong federal environmental protections and climate policies, focusing on impacts to Massachusetts communities, generally, and underserved communities, specifically. Working with the division’s new Director of Environmental Justice, EPD centers environmental justice in its enforcement and defensive cases and state and federal regulatory and legislative advocacy, prioritizing community engagement and working in close coordination with community-based organizations, state and federal environmental agencies, multistate partners, and other stakeholders.

• Quick links/Resources:
  • Illegal Idling Tip Form
  • Health at Home
  • Pioneer Valley Air Monitoring
  • Brownfields

The Environmental Crimes Strike Force

ECSF investigates and prosecutes environmental crimes that pose significant threats to human health, including cases involving illegal hazardous and solid waste disposal, water pollution, air emissions, pesticide application, and violations of wetland protection statutes.  ECSF focuses its enforcement efforts on underserved communities and on matters affecting the health and safety of children.  The strike force is comprised of prosecutors from the Attorney General’s Office, officers from the Massachusetts Environmental Police, and investigators, engineers, and attorneys from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection).

• Quick links/Resources:
  • Report environmental violations